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handle is hein.crs/goveoqq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S Congressional ____ R ~fesearch Service The American Climate Corps March 19, 2024 On September 20, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the launch of a new American Climate Corps (ACC) initiative. The ACC is described as a workforce training and service initiative to provide individuals with access to training necessary to enter careers in the clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience economy. Specifically, the initiative seeks to engage more than 20,000 young people through paid training programs that will focus on a wide range of projects including conservation and restoration efforts, clean energy deployment, forest management, and implementation of energy efficient technologies. Additionally, the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps) is to stand up a new American Climate Corps Hub to coordinate the efforts of involved federal agencies. In conjunction with the announcement, the White House launched a website for individuals looking to learn more about the ACC, support its work, or host a project site. The ACC proposal initiative is distinct from a prior Biden Administration proposal from January 2021, to establish a Civilian Climate Corps. To learn more about that proposal, see CRS Insight IN11654, Biden Administration Proposes New Civilian Climate Corps, by Mark K. DeSantis. Memorandum of Understanding In December 2023, seven federal agencies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to implement the ACC: AmeriCorps, the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The MOU lays out various principles for the initiative, including a comprehensive approach to tackling climate change, sufficient compensation and benefits for ACC members, and a pathway to high-quality employment. The MOU also specifies that the ACC will operate under existing authorities and in coordination with existing programs to advance climate resilience and further the goals of the MOU. The specific programs that will participate in the ACC are not enumerated. Each of the seven signatory agencies administer, to varying degrees, service or training programs pursuant to existing authorities. These programs address issues that broadly relate to the environment and climate change. Roughly 50 of these different statutory and administrative authorities are listed in the MOU. For example, AmeriCorps supports a wide range of national service programs and projects, including conservation and climate- related work. DOL administers the Job Corps program pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. §§3101 et seq.), which includes a partnership with the U.S. Forest Service Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12334 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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